30 Drawings Without A Winner Brings Mega Millions To $1.25 Billion

CONCORD, NH — Even though the odds of winning are one in 302.5 million, there is a lot of excitement with the Mega Millions jackpot, which has increased to an estimated $1.25 billion.

No one has won the jackpot for 30 consecutive drawings leading to hundreds of millions of dollars in jackpot increases each week and the fourth-highest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre said Friday’s jackpot would be the sixth-largest lottery prize ever.

“Friday night’s jackpot is so big it doesn’t even fit on our billboards,” he said. “we’re hoping to close out the week with a New Hampshire winner. The possibilities of what you could buy with $1.25 billion are endless. Don’t wait to get your tickets — and remember, it only takes one ticket to win.”

The lottery reported Wednesday that Meredith Mahn of Orlando, Florida, purchased a $40,000 winning Mega Millions ticket for the drawing on Monday at Watson’s General Store on Route 16 in West Ossipee. She picked four of the five winning numbers and the mega ball number, too, while adding a 4x Megaplier to the ticket.

The estimated one-time payout, before taxes, on Friday’s jackpot is $625.3 million.

Forty-five states and DC and the Virgin Islands are Mega Millions participants.

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